Get to know Basrah better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Basrah in a sentence
Basrah meaning
Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.
Using Basrah
- The main meaning on this page is: Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.
Context around Basrah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basrah
- In this selection, "basrah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, history, bava, breeze, corniche and canal stand out and add context to how "basrah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bava basrah and its history basrah being the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basrah" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basrah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Post 1945 The University of Basrah was founded in 1964. (10 words)
Etymology The city was called by many names throughout its history, Basrah being the most common. (16 words)
In 1988, three volumes were published posthumously on the order of Nezikin, including tractates Bava Kama, Bava Metziah, and Bava Basrah. (21 words)
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; the Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf War. (32 words)
There is also a statue of Sayab, one of the statues in Basra done by the artist and sculptor nada' Kadhum, located on al-Basrah Corniche; it was unveiled in 1972. (31 words)
The Basrah Breeze is kitted out with every amenity an Iraqi tyrant would need – including swimming pools, a mosque and a missile launcher. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
The Basrah Breeze is kitted out with every amenity an Iraqi tyrant would need – including swimming pools, a mosque and a missile launcher.
Etymology The city was called by many names throughout its history, Basrah being the most common.
In 1988, three volumes were published posthumously on the order of Nezikin, including tractates Bava Kama, Bava Metziah, and Bava Basrah.
Post 1945 The University of Basrah was founded in 1964.
There is also a statue of Sayab, one of the statues in Basra done by the artist and sculptor nada' Kadhum, located on al-Basrah Corniche; it was unveiled in 1972.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; the Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf War.